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Re:Judge rules Seattle homeless man’s truck is a home by lisper on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:46PM (#16531461)
I was describing the mental state of a segment of American society. The particular segment I'm referring to often has views that are detached from facts.
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Re:Judge rules Seattle homeless man’s truck is a home by jackhack on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:56PM (#16531546)
No, you were demonstrating a classic strawman argument. A bigoted strawman argument, at that.

When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

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Re:Judge rules Seattle homeless man’s truck is a home by lisper on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:22PM (#16531792)
No, I was not advancing a straw man. A straw man is an intentional mis-statement of an opponent's argument (e.g. "We can't be descended from moneys because there are still monkeys"). That's not what I was doing. I was making a straightforward claim about what is believed by a significant portion of American society. That claim might be wrong, but it's not a straw man.
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